Posts in: Preparing Science Leaders

By Brooke Smith Published April 8, 2014 Title: ‘The Why’ Before ‘The What’ Categories: Tags: collaborating, oceans, So What?, story, Brooke Smith At COMPASS we spend a lot of our time helping scientists engage outside of their comfort zone. We know that speaking well about your work in an unfamiliar context is intimidating, and occasionally we get a simul...

By Erica Goldman Published March 11, 2014 Title: How Do We Know If Science Communication Training Is Working? Categories: Communication, About COMPASS, Science Tags: Erica Goldman, collaborating, evaluation, funding, goals, GradSciComm, graduate school, tools, presenting, training, workshops “Don’t blame the ruler.”
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Last week, as I listened to Dr. Andy Rosenberg, from the Union of Concerned Scientists, give a seminar about the new Center for Science and Democracy, I tweeted, “What Rosenberg is saying is familiar: science doesn’t tell us what to do, it helps us understand what questions to ask.” When I hit ‘tweet’ it felt good. It felt right in my bones. And then i...

By Chad English. Published Feb. 11, 2014 Categories: Policy Tags:advocacy, congress, credibility, culture, funding, government, hearing, informing, know your audience, navigating, policy, So What? You’ve just hung up the phone after a call with a Congressional staffer. After a wide-ranging conversation and some probing questions, the staffer invited you to be a ...

By Heather Galindo Published January 28, 2014 Title: How To Make Yourself Presentable Categories: How To, Communication Tags: Heather Galindo, conferences, culture, presenting, story Over my three years working here at COMPASS, I’ve come to witness a curious, repeated phenomenon. A significant part of my job involves engaging with scientists through trainings or...

By Liz Neeley and Erica Goldman Published January 8, 2014 Title: Reporting Back And Looking Forward From #GradSciComm Categories: Communication, About COMPASS, Science Tags: Liz Neeley, Erica Goldman, careers, evaluating, frames, funding, goals, GradSciComm, graduate school, more resources, motivation, presenting, tools, writing This post is co-authored by Liz Ne...